Job Description
Description POSITION SUMMARY: The Health Information Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Health Information Management (HIM) Department in adherence to legal and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include release of medical records information, medical record maintenance and accessibility, diagnostic coding, forms management, docu
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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